Elgin Community College to PNW Transfer Guide: RN-to-BSN Program
This is a transfer guide for Elgin Community College students planning on transferring to the RN-to-BSN program within the College of Nursing at PNW.

Elgin Community College (ECC) to PNW Articulation Agreement
A.D. in Nursing to Online RN-BSN Program
This articulation agreement provides a smooth curriculum transition with minimal loss of credit and duplication of coursework to facilitate the completion of the A.D. in Nursing at ECC and the Online RN-to-BSN program at PNW.
To use this agreement students must apply and be admitted to PNW and to the Online RN-to-BSN program. ECC students will receive equal consideration with other students seeking admission and financial aid. ECC students are eligible for admission with junior standing once they:
- have complete the associate degree in nursing.
- been admitted to PNW.
- have earned a course grade of “C-” or better on every course accepted for transfer; and
- have achieved a 2.2 or greater cumulative GPA based on a 4-point scale.
Transferrable Credits Guide
| Elgin Community College Courses | Purdue University Northwest Courses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirements | Math/Science/Pharmacology Requirements | ||
| Course Number | Course Credits | Course Number | Course Credits |
| BIO 110* | 4 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 4 |
| BIO 245* | 4 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 4 |
| BIO 246* | 4 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 4 |
| BIO 265* | 4 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 4 |
| NUR 144 (Pharm)* | 1 | College Level Biol/Math/Sci/Chem/ Pharm | 1 |
Humanities / Social Science Electives and Free Electives Requirement | Humanities / Social Science Electives and Free Electives Requirement | ||
| PSY 100* | 3 | Elementary Psychology | 3 |
| CMS 101 or CMS 210* | 3 | Communication Elective | 3 |
| PSY 218* | 3 | Other Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Liberal Education Course* | 3 | Other Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Social Science/Humanities | 3 | Other Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Social Science/Humanities | 3 | Other Social Science or Humanities elective | 3 |
| Surplus Nursing Credit* | 3 | Free Elective 1 | 3 |
| Surplus Nursing Credit* | 3 | Free Elective 2 | 3 |
| Free Elective 3 | 3 | Free Elective 3 | 3 |
| Free Elective 4 | 3 | Free Elective 4 | 3 |
English Composition & Statistics Requirement | English Composition & Statistics Requirement | ||
| ENGL 101* | 3 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | 3 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
| MTH 102 | 3 | Statistics for Sociology | 3 |
Lower Division Nursing Requirement | Lower Division Nursing Requirement | ||
| ADN Nursing Credits (Surplus applied in MA/SCI & Free electives above) | 38 | Nursing Coursework | 30 |
*Courses are a part of the student’s ADN curriculum
- Courses specified by title at partnering college have already been articulated as acceptable transfer to PNW to meet requirements. Courses may transfer into PNW as undistributed credit (UND or XXX) — these courses are accepted toward program requirements.
- Courses that are listed by title are part of the student’s curriculum based on the 2019-2020 ECC Catalog.
- Students can also look up course transfer credit equivalencies
- Nursing credit taken beyond the required 30 credits can be applied to Free Electives if needed.
